Imogen is a princess of Goslind, well, kind of. In reality her name is Seraphina, a Jewish girl who was taken from her family during the deadly and bloody mori roja plague, locked up in King Stewart’s castle, and forced to impersonate the dead princess. It doesn’t help that the king’s other daughters despise Seraphina. Plus the hatred of Jews that permeates the kingdom–many blame the plague on the Jews–makes her feel completely alone and hated. With rations dwindling and the king going mad, the illusion of safety and abundance starts to fade and some wish to leave the castle.
Nico once lived a life of comfort, but now he is a grave digger that was taken in by Lord Crane during the aftermath of the plague. When a woman arrives at Lord Crane’s, all alone, Nico is sent out to see if any more survivors can be found, but soon suspects that Crane may have an ulterior motive hidden within his desire to find survivors.
Nico and Seraphina soon cross paths and as they navigate the lies they have told, and the lies told to them, they find that they have a long path ahead of them if they are going to survive the plague’s aftermath.
A Multitude of Dreams is a reimagining of Edger Allen Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death.. Being a fan of E.A. Poe, I was excited to see what Rutherford would do with the tale. For the most part I enjoyed A Multitude of Dreams, but there were some times that the narration dragged. The ending was fast-paced and enjoyable, it just took a lot to get there. I did enjoy Seraphina; she is a tough girl that has to face a lot of hate and obstacles all on her own. I feel like there is a phenomenal story idea here, but it all fell on its face when the concept of vampires was introduced, which put a shadow over the entire novel, slow-going or not.
Nico once lived a life of comfort, but now he is a grave digger that was taken in by Lord Crane during the aftermath of the plague. When a woman arrives at Lord Crane’s, all alone, Nico is sent out to see if any more survivors can be found, but soon suspects that Crane may have an ulterior motive hidden within his desire to find survivors.
Nico and Seraphina soon cross paths and as they navigate the lies they have told, and the lies told to them, they find that they have a long path ahead of them if they are going to survive the plague’s aftermath.
A Multitude of Dreams is a reimagining of Edger Allen Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death.. Being a fan of E.A. Poe, I was excited to see what Rutherford would do with the tale. For the most part I enjoyed A Multitude of Dreams, but there were some times that the narration dragged. The ending was fast-paced and enjoyable, it just took a lot to get there. I did enjoy Seraphina; she is a tough girl that has to face a lot of hate and obstacles all on her own. I feel like there is a phenomenal story idea here, but it all fell on its face when the concept of vampires was introduced, which put a shadow over the entire novel, slow-going or not.